Nonmandated

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not mandated. not-comparable

    "Over all, the Paterson administration said it would cut $68 million in nonmandated preventive services by 2011 — a rounding error for a state facing a $15 billion deficit, but real to the staff and clients of programs like the Guardianship Project."

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"Over all, the Paterson administration said it would cut $68 million in nonmandated preventive services by 2011 — a rounding error for a state facing a $15 billion deficit, but real to the staff and clients of programs like the Guardianship Project."

Etymology

From non- + mandated.

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